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Lake District Estates Company Limited

Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Olivia Wakefield Boyd 2015-2018 Director View profile
  2. William Ian Simpson 2006-2020 Director View profile
  3. Carolyn Mary Seel 1997-2022 Director View profile
  4. Suzannah Mary Simpson 1997-2006 Director View profile
  5. Lady Julia Daphne Boyd 1997-2024 Director View profile
  6. Peter Richard Wavell Hensman 2023 Director View profile
  7. Hensman, Mary Sheila, the Hon Mrs 2008 Director View profile
  8. Richard Wakefield Raynsford 2020 Director View profile
  9. Hon Joan Rosemary Raynsford 2016 Director View profile
  10. James Laurence Wood 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  11. Jonathan Ross Winter 2014-2020 Secretary View profile
  12. Ruth Isabel Adorian 2019 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians); Inland passenger water transport; Recreational vehicle parks, trailer parks and camping grounds; Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Incorporated
06/12/1938
Registered office
Kendal

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Lake District Estates Company Limited is controlled by Lake District Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Lake District Holdings Limited.

3 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
£27,952,385
Total assets
£49,916,611
Cash
£538,714
Employees
127
Turnover
£16,028,452
Profit/loss
£1,316,544

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2026-01-31£16,028,452£27,952,385
2026-01-31£16,028,452£27,952,385

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-01-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £425,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £425,000

Most recent

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £425,0002021-03-08
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

10 directors on the board

10.5y median 8y
average tenure
29.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (10)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 10Transport 10Professional services 3Agriculture 2Dormant 2Hospitality 1Manufacturing 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00346999
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/10/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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